We are open today until 5pm, reopening again next Friday. The used shelves are freshly restocked with so many good books. Beat the "first week back at work Sunday scaries" and buy some books!

We are open 10-4 today. Back to regular hours Jan 2 -4. Jan 5th-8th we will take our yearly holiday. Friday Jan 9th we are back to the regular. Thanks and sorry about the holiday days, but we need it bad. The biggest thanks to everybody that came by during the Holiday season. 9:37 AM · Dec 31, 2

Last minute action. We are here 10-4 and we have stuff.

An excerpt from Ray Roberston's music book Dust in the Hamilton Review of books. Nice. Ray will launch Dust in Hamilton. Thursday, Nov 13th. The Capitol Bar. 7 pm. hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/11...

Tonight at the store 7 pm. Rebecca Hirsch Garcia will launch her new novel Other Evolutions. Rebecca will be in conversation with Andrew F. Sullivan.

Tonight! A Hamilton launch for Scott Neigh’s Listen: Knowing the World and Fighting to Change It. Author Scott Neigh in conversation with Jane Mulkewich. At the store 7 pm.

Next week at the shop.

Good news! @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social is hitting the ole dusty trail and bringing No Depression in Heaven to a bookstore near you! Get your local dose of the Grand Ole Opry at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social, @mcnallyrobinson.com, and more! ⁠📖No Depression in Heaven is available now! 📖

Tonight joint Hamilton book launch for Jinwoo Park & Emily A. Weedon. 7 pm at the store.

It's a beautiful day to come buy books.

Action shots of action writers at last night’s dual launch for @zugenia.bsky.social and James Cairns.

What the kid said

Next Tuesday a joint Hamilton launch for a book of essays by James Cairns and book on the fun of 18th Century Lit by Eugenia Zuroski. 7 pm at the store

Tuesday night at the store.

Come down and grab @nikostratis.com’s DEBUT at @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social in Hamilton!!

Coming up tomorrow 7:30 pm at the store.

Book launch for Living Expenses and The Fun Times Brigade with Lindsay Zier-Vogel and Teri Vlassopoulos @ The City & The City Books 7-9. Check it out!

Tonight!

Hellloooo Hamilton! @pklawton.bsky.social takeover today, I'm running the shop until 5pm: bring snacks, buy some book and come say hi!! Ottawa St is popping off. the sun is out and the vibes are pristine!

Punk Rock Duddy.

What a day. Charlie Angus dropped by the store to sign books. Plus a great Grievous Angels show and near sellout of books. Elbows Up!

Hey everybody! The Grievous Angels are coming to town. We will be setting up a book table to have Dangerous Memory by Mr. Charlie Angus for sale. Come say hi, buy a book, get it signed - and of course have a beer and enjoy the show.

Nip & nap. #caturday

In the end, the poetry workshop members agreed to differ

Enjoy & enjoy!

Time to support Canadian books! We will be weekly featuring the awesome talent from Can Indie Publisher and authors We are first starting out with our pals at @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social. Check out SATELLITE IMAGE - Michelle Berry & HEAVEN AND HELL- Jon Kalman Stefansson

Tonight. 5-7 pm.

Woohoo!

Hey Hamilton! We are here 10-4 today and tomorrow. As a thank you for all the support over the holiday shopping season- we doing a 20% off everything (except magazines) sale. Dec 26&27

In case you need the link for this Canadian message to the Grifter in Chief. Turn up the sound to get the true northern Canadian highway experience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKsQ...

When speculative fiction starts to feel like fact: Tobias Carroll on China Miéville’s The City & The City. https://buff.ly/4ivRWni

picked this up at my local bookstore The City & The City. i've hit 1966 and shit is starting to cook for the MC5. love the oral histories of music scenes. @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brad-...

As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.

Very excited to have the new super deluxe book about Gary Topp from UXB Press. We also have copies of David Collier’s great 2020 Graphic novel about Gary. Get your Topp on!

I am Django, guardian of the books. Do you have your permission slip to pass by.

Did you know that six Biblioasis books make up a whopping 6% of the @theglobeandmail.com's Globe 100 list?? Congrats to authors Mark Bourrie (@drmarkbourrie.bsky.social), Roland Allen (@zibaldoni.bsky.social), Anne Hawk, Caroline Adderson, Kev Lambert, and Mark Anthony Jarman! 🖋️🔥

When you are swamped by new deliveries but take the time to find out who is taller, you or the boxes. ME! (for now).

Which Buzzcock first?

It’s Tuesday. Some new releases titles going out today.

Books, books and more books. Sometimes we put on music events. Tim does the 45 Revolutions Night at Doors Pub. Non-stop Rocknroll 45s downstairs/ bands upstairs. This Thursday- two local bands Night Chill (the dark side of garage rock) and Peer Review (debut show for local punk Rock band.)

What We Are Reading This Week! DANGEROUS MEMORY - Charlie Angus DIDION & BABITZ -Lili Anolik

Chris MacDonald reads from Days and Days at Doors Pub. Thanks to all who came out.

Thanks Gena! You the bestest!

Friday night - Doors Pub. Come out and celebrate the publication of Days and Days with Chris MacDonald. 7-9 pm. @ecwpress.bsky.social